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August, 1999 Jim Phifer Joins MedSolutions as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Nashville, TN – MedSolutions, Inc. announced today that Jim Phifer has joined the organization serving in the position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Phifer joins MedSolutions as its senior marketing officer, further enhancing the sales and marketing of MedSolutions’ expanding product portfolio. MedSolutions specializes in the management of radiology services for managed care organizations, large physician groups, independent physician associations, and other provider systems which offer comprehensive health benefits. "Jim brings numerous years of very successful sales and marketing experience to our management team. He is a fit for MedSolutions in the sophistication he brings professionally, and the integrity he brings personally. We’re really glad to have attracted Jim to the team" said Curt Thorne, MedSolutions President and COO. Mr. Phifer joins MedSolutions from Intracorp, a unit of CIGNA Health Services which covers more than 20 million people throughout the country with a range of health and disability management programs. During his 13 years with Intracorp, Mr. Phifer held a variety of sales and sales management positions, most recently as Vice President of Healthcare Sales. In that role, Mr. Phifer was responsible for all sales and customer retention activities related to Intracorp’s group health business. He was named to Intracorp’s prestigious CEO Club in 1996. Prior to Intracorp, Mr. Phifer held sales and sales management positions with other health insurance related concerns such as Roberson & Wild and Blue Cross Blue Shield. A native of Tennessee, Phifer holds BS in Psychology from the University of Tennessee. He resides in Nashville with his wife Linda and two children. MedSolutions’ medical management techniques include the application of clinical guidelines in pre-certification of diagnostic imaging exams, physician profiling, privileging and assessment of radiology providers, and physician education programs aimed at helping physicians more appropriately utilize costly procedures. MedSolutions’
approach is to build and enhance clinical relationships between radiologists
and referring physicians, transforming a highly fragmented environment
to a fully integrated system. This results in lower cost of care. MedSolutions
currently covers over 1,000,000 lives throughout the nation. For more
information, please contact Jim Phifer, EVP Sales & Marketing at 800-467-6424
or jphifer@medsolutionsinc.com. To learn more about MedSolutions visit
our web site at www.medsolutionsinc.com.
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